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Title: Band alignment of B 0.14 Al 0.86 N/Al 0.7 Ga 0.3 N heterojunction
Award ID(s):
1410874
NSF-PAR ID:
10042240
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
American Institute of Physics
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Volume:
111
Issue:
12
ISSN:
0003-6951
Page Range / eLocation ID:
122106
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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